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Here you'll find a collection of free articles that explore the foundations of The Promise of Philosophy and how philosophical practices can transform your life for the better.
Don't feel like you have to rush or get through them quickly. Take your time with them. Digest them. Take notes to really make the lessons stick. Give yourself the time to carefully read the material, to truly understand it, and of course, apply it. You'll be glad you did.
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How to Find Happiness Within Yourself - The Essential Guide
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31 August 2020
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In this essential guide to finding happiness within yourself, I dive deeper into the insights from philosophy that teach us that happiness that endures come from making the right use of things and incorporating things into your life with wisdom. Learn more about how to truly appreciate the good things in life and how to make the inevitable not-so-good things better.
What Everybody Ought to Know About How to Happy with Yourself and with What You Have
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24 August 2020
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You can't control what happens to you in life, but you can control how you respond to life — how you emotionally and mentally process things and the corresponding actions you take. In this article, I take you through how to change oppressive mindsets into empowering ones and the easy-to-implement actions you can incorporate into your life to help you be happier with yourself and what you have right now.
Stop Blindly Chasing Happiness! 4 Philosophical Theories of Happiness
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13 August 2020
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Often, happiness seems elusive because we don't have a clear understanding of what happiness truly means to us. In this article, I help you stop blindly chasing happiness by outlining 4 theories of happiness offered by philosophers through the ages and give my take on their insights and critical flaws.
Philosophy & Life Design Part 4: Replace Bad Habits with Empowering Ones
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6 August 2020
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In this final article in my series on Philosophy and Life Design, I offer tried-and-true tools for identifying habits that don't serve your happiness and how to replace them with habits that empower and fulfill you.
Using Philosophy to Find More Meaning in Life
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29 July 2020
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Sometimes, contemporary life can feel like an existential nightmare, no matter how hard we work to be optimistic. So when the world oppresses you in this deep existential way, how can we respond? Learn 3 tips and tricks to easily find more enjoyment and meaning out of life with philosophy.
Philosophy & Life Design Part 3: Good Life Journaling
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22 July 2020
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In this third article in my four-part series on Philosophy and Life Design, learn easy-to-implement strategies for gathering data on what nourishes you and enriches your life, and what drains you — and how to adapt your daily life for greater happiness once armed with this powerful self-knowledge.
Philosophy & Life Design Part 2: Ethical Wayfinding with Your Good Life Compass
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15 July 2020
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In this second article in my four-part series on Philosophy and Life Design, I share my transformative method for using philosophy and tools from life design to develop a clearer understanding of what matters to you in life and how to stay to create your Good Life according to your ethical values.
Philosophy & Life Design Part I: Ethical Mindsets for How To Live a Good Life
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9 July 2020
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In this first article of my four-part my series on Philosophy and Life Design, I share with you my own philosophical take this holistic, experimental approach to creating your Good Life by articulating five Mindsets for a Philosophical and Scientific Approach to the Question of How to Live.
5 Powerful Ways a 17th-Century Ethiopian Philosopher Can Help You Lead a Better, Wiser Life
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2 July 2020 / 25 June 2020
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In this two-part post, I first celebrate Black joy, Black lives, and Black ideas, I share with you the story and wisdom of Zera Yacob, a philosopher's philosopher who truly embodied the ideals of rationality, equality, and justice that we now associate with European Enlightenment—but in a way that goes beyond anything his European peers ever tried. In the second post, I spell out some powerful ways in which his life and philosophy can inspire us to live better, wiser lives.
Conquering Fear with Philosophy
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18 June 2020
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Believe it or not, philosophy can be an incredibly powerful tool for conquering fear. Learn all about cultivating the mindsets and the real-world strategies you can use to identify the fears that are holding you back and keeping you from reaching for your dreams.
3 Exciting Ways to Improve Your Self-Confidence Even if You're Feeling Terrible
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11 June 2020
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In this article, I offer in-depth and easy-to-implement strategies and tools for improving your self-confidence using insights from philosophy and life design.
3 Powerful Ways to Make Your Life Exciting
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3 June 2020
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All too often, we fail to recognize all things in our lives that make it exciting and joyful, leading to boredom and a lack of fulfillment. Learn how to not only recognize, but actively cultivate a life that you're excited to wake up and live every single day.
4 Ways to Stay Motivated, Inspired, & Overcome Procrastination
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26 May 2020
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We're all familiar with how the world and the tough parts of life can make us feel drained, uninspired, and lacking motivation — and how this often leads to procrastination. Learn four simple ways that philosophy can help you overcome this frustrating cycle.
5 Simple but Powerful Ways to Connect with People & Build Relationships
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19 May 2020
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The world is more connected than ever, but all-too-often, many of us struggle to connect with anyone — even, or especially, those close to us. In this article, I give you five philosophy-inspired strategies for connecting with people to build meaningful relationships.
